This is the best place for early childhood education around, and now they have moved to a new…read moreamazing location on five wooded acres. This school has been in Franklin for over 20 years, has certified Montessori educators in every classroom, and full of loving, nurturing, and professional educators who go above and beyond for each child. Both of my children have benefited greatly from MSF, and I would highly recommend it to any family looking for a top notch education for their little ones.

Our family has been at this school for three years. While our two girls (2 1/2 and 6) are very…read moredifferent, we have seen them each grow and flourish at Montessori of Franklin in their own ways. I am confident that this is because of the combination of caring and attentive teachers and a quality Montessori approach to education. As a result of what they've learned at Montessori, both of our children are very self-sufficient (pouring their own milk and juices, putting on their own coats, helping to cut and peel fruits and vegetables, and so much more). Since she began attending the toddler program, our youngest (who had separation difficulties at other schools) has become much more independent and self-confident. She is even excited to go to school and talks about her friends and teachers when at home! In her three years at Montessori, we have seen our oldest daughter grow in ways I cannot even describe--she is growing into a strong, compassionate young girl, with a solid foundation in academics and most importantly a love and passion for learning. This evening, as we were reading bedtime stories, she told me that her friend asked her how she was getting so smart and that she answered, "Because I like to read a lot!" (she has been reading independently since she was 4 years old thanks to her fantastic teacher and Montessori methods!)

The teacher in toddler class is great, very patient and nice, professional. But the whole admission…read moreprocess is very stressful. I put my baby's name on their toddler wait list one year before the semester starts, and they told me they will finalize the list for the fall semester around February, and they promised to send me an email as soon as they finish the process. But they never send me any emails. So from February to May, we called them numerous times(all goes directly to the mailbox) and never call back. Finally we received a rejection letter from them( send it to my old address) in May. I wrote an follow-up email a week ago, did not hear from them as usual. I know daycare here is very hard to get in especially Montessori, but at least respond in a reasonable time. Otherwise, do not post your email address or phone number on your website if you do not want parents to bother.

We are so happy with our experience at CSM that I have wished and begged them to expand to…read moreelementary so we can stay even longer! We are so fortunate to be able to spend five fabulous years there. We have had two neighbors join the school after hearing me rave about it. The community CSM has created is so special, full of kindness and love. They instill a joy of learning and a strong foundation of skills that will serve children well into their adulthood. It's not only academics - they build real life skills, grace & courtesy, social & emotional resilience, and care of environment. I attribute my child's love of washing dishes and windows solely to the Montessori works she happily chooses in the classroom. She also has been able to participate in enrichment art, dance, and soccer classes during the school day, which is so convenient for working parents. The guides are well-trained and tenured. They managed to have continuous in-person school throughout the 2020-21 school year because they keep their classrooms and school environment so clean and safe. The before-care is free and the after-care is at a reasonable rate. We only need to use the after-care occasionally and my child begs to be allowed to stay more often. Montessori is all about "follow the child" and she shows me everyday that we made a great choice in joining CSM.

This is our 3rd year our child has been attending Brentwood Montessori Academy. My husband was not…read moreconvinced going into our first year...He said one, maybe two years, but that definitely changed!. The first year, she started to write in cursive...The second year she moved into a new classroom and had several work stations, jobs, and an extra bonus of getting to go to violin class (with only paying a violin rental of $20 a month), and several extra curricular activities that we could add on after school (1 hour extra). Her teachers noticed after a few weeks she was behind on reading a little, and let us know promptly so we could get right on to ramping up her reading...She made a huge turn around! We love this environment of learning. We love that kids are able to be kids, but also learn lots of responsibility and independence. They get to go home and be a kid without loads of homework, although, you can request some learning sheets to be sent home. Now, in our choice to choose Montessori once again, for a 3rd year in 2020, we had a couple important requirements with our choice to go back. We already had an excellent experience so far, but the pandemic and how it was going to be handled at Montessori was key to us continuing. After reading their new policy, we saw that great efforts were made in making the children's environment as normal as possible. This was absolutely critical in us sending our daughter back. They had also placed common sense approaches for keeping kids and staff safe. Because the kids have separate work spaces where they do their individual work, they are already socially distanced. They do temperature checks where my child can be checked with her wrist. They also have hand sanitizing stations (my child is able to bring her organic sanitizer-90% ) and they take the time to keep things extra clean. They have a great system of separating rooms, in case of Covid exposure which really limits the amount of shut downs. This has been brilliant! We have seen the damaging effects of other overly strict policies in so many other surrounding schools (including a lot of depression, discouragement, and lack of learning) so we couldn't be more happy in the way they have handled this so far. Because she is able to go back to school, and not have us home school her, the teachers were able to recognize that she had a bit of a learning disability and we were able to immediately jump on that and get a tutor. One of her teachers actually took the time to educate herself better on her type of disability in order to understand and be able to serve her and some other kids with this issue even better. We would have never even known she had some issues. Now we can save her the heartache of losing her self confidence and falling behind. We highly support Jim Bernstorf and his highly compassionate & knowledgeable staff. We thank them so much for the way they teach the children. Thanks to them, our child can go to school in freedom. As Maria Montessori said, "Let the children be free; encourage them; let them run outside when it is raining; let them remove their shoes when they find a puddle of water; and, when the grass of the meadows is damp with dew, let them run on it and trample it with their bare feet; let them rest peacefully when a tree invites them to sleep beneath its shade; let them shout and laugh when the sun wakes them in the morning as it wakes every living creature that divides its day between walking and sleeping."

Love this school. I have two children who have attended for three years. Competent faculty, caring…read moreadministrators, engaging curriculum. Highly recommended.

We removed our child from Sol Spanish Immersion School after what we believe was a very poor…read moreresponse to a serious child safety issue. In late April, a four-year-old student reportedly exposed himself and inappropriately touched multiple classmates, including our son. Another parent informed us after reviewing school video footage and confronting the administration. When we spoke with our son, he independently confirmed the same behavior without prompting. Another family later reported similar concerns. What disappointed us most was not the behavior of a four-year-old child, but how the school administration handled the situation. In our experience, there was a lack of transparency, inadequate follow-up with families, and no clear effort to determine whether additional children had been affected. When we raised concerns directly with the director, we felt dismissed and ignored. Because of this, we no longer felt confident in the school's judgment or commitment to student safety and withdrew our child. We have reported the matter to CPS and hope the school reevaluates its policies and response to inappropriate sexual behaviors between students so that child safety is treated with the seriousness it deserves.

An impressive prek through 1st grade Spanish immersion…read moreschool with delightful teachers and staff who understand and nurture children's sense of curiosity and desire to learn! Educated and wonderful staff! Happy, creative, and smart children learning Spanish in the best practices of Finnish based Helsinki education system -- notably recognized as the most outstanding education svstem in the world! Wonderful meals and snacks lovingly prepared daily as well! Sol Academy -- a HEI based school is dearly loved by us!

Fabulous Montessori school with beautiful classrooms, materials, and fully trained Montessori…read moreteachers in each room. This the oldest Montessori school in Nashville with more than 50 years of teaching and learning the Montessori way! Check them out! They have toddler to kindergarten classes.

From the owner: Montessori Centre, established in 1966, is located on approximately three acres in Green Hills. We…read moreoffer an authentic Montessori experience for children with certified Montessori teachers and nurturing environments for children ages 13 months through kindergarten. The garden, creek, and natural playground offer children ample opportunities to explore. We invite you to schedule a tour and learn more!

Casa as we affectionately call is was the perfect place for both of my children (10 years apart!!!)…read moreAmazing owner/teacher and teachers/families that truly love and engage in the lives of the children. Lovely place to be. IYKYK. Definitely a 100 out of 10!

My son has attended Casa Dei Montessori for two wonderful years. The teachers are trained…read moreMontessori experts who know how to present engaging and developmentally appropriate materials to children so that they learn at their own pace and attain a sense of independence. In addition, the school is run by actual moms who adore children and help them thrive. The students have traditional Montessori work cycles, but also bake together and have outdoor water play. Speaking of outdoors, the outside area is cute, complete with play structures and a kitchen. Casa uniquely and wonderfully combines the best of a loving home environment and an engaging academic setting. It's the best, and I HIGHLY recommend.

We've had two children attend this daycare and we absolutely love it. They work hard to hire…read morequality teachers and they are wonderful about providing consistency even in 2020. It's not the newest building, but we previously attended a new "fancy" daycare and found that the consistency, teachers, and involvement from administration just didn't compare. We love The Children's Academy!

My kids (1- and 4-years old) go to THE Children's Academy, Franklin location, and they absolutely…read morelove there. The staff is very friendly, well trained and take great care of them. Besides all the love they get, my kids are stimulated in many different ways and I can clearly see their development. My oldest went from speaking English as a second language to reading and spelling sight words in less than 4 months. The best part, he didn't even noticed, he was just having fun!